# Ledge Daily Watch source note — September 8, 2026

Checked: September 8, 2026 6:31 a.m. PDT.

## Official-source findings

- City of Greenwood public pages: greenwood_home: 200, greenwood_news: 200, greenwood_elections: 200, greenwood_council_meetings: 200, greenwood_staff: 200, greenwood_mayor_council: 200. City water and all-open-burning alert text was visible in page extracts; the City alert still includes campfires of any size and says the prohibition remains until noon October 31, 2026 or until rescinded.
- City elections page: nomination period September 1-11, campaign period beginning September 19, advance voting October 7 and General Voting Day October 17 remain visible in the pull. No accepted official candidate list was found in the pulled page text.
- Sept. 8 eSCRIBE calendar/agenda: browser-visible calendar shows Committee of the Whole at 5:00 p.m. and Regular Council at 7:00 p.m. Committee agenda HTML lists Grand Forks ATV Club presentation, UBCM briefing package, Fire Hall letter report, Fire Master Plan final report, minister briefing package and an administrative report draft. Regular agenda HTML lists August 10 minutes, Northern and Rural Homeowner Benefit correspondence, housing-density/infrastructure-funding letters, UBCM Conservative Caucus letter, Greenwood Heritage Society grant-in-aid request with a $10,000 approval recommendation, zoning Bylaw No. 1049 final reading, and an in-camera land item.
- DriveBC weather regional API: Grand Forks and Rock Creek warning fields showed `no active warning object`. Last published pull showed `no active warning object`. Today forecast: Grand Forks: Clearing this morning. Wind becoming west 20 km/h this afternoon. High 24. UV index 5 or moderate.; Rock Creek: Clearing this morning. Wind becoming west 20 km/h this afternoon. High 24. UV index 5 or moderate.. Tonight forecast: Grand Forks: Clear. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 9.; Rock Creek: Clear. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 9.. Wednesday forecast period: Grand Forks: Mainly sunny. Wind becoming west 20 km/h in the afternoon. High 25. UV index 6 or high.; Rock Creek: Mainly sunny. Wind becoming west 20 km/h in the afternoon. High 25. UV index 6 or high..
- DriveBC emergency-alert API: empty list.
- EmergencyInfoBC homepage: current emergency pages were visible for other regions, but no Greenwood, Midway, Grand Forks, Rock Creek, Christina Lake, Boundary or Kootenay Boundary evacuation item was found in the text pull.
- DriveBC / BC Wildfire API near Greenwood: current under-100 km entries include N61319 (N61319, 41.7 km, Under Control, 67.1 ha), N61846 (N61846, 41.7 km, Under Control, 0.04 ha), N51996 (N51996, 80.1 km, Under Control, 0.75 ha), N51938 (Ezra Creek, 84.5 km, Under Control, 143.0 ha), N51207 (N51207, 91.0 km, Under Control, 367.8 ha).
- Compared with the September 7 raw pull: no status, size or nearby-set change detected from the September 7 pull.
- DriveBC road events: close comparison: no new close Boundary DriveBC road item found against the September 7 raw pull. Regional comparison: no new under-120-km DriveBC road item found against the September 7 raw pull. Dropped from comparison set: Highway 3 (106.0 km): Fog patches.. Closest relevant items in the full pull: Spraggett Road (17.0 km): Utility work. Starting Thu Aug 13 until Wed Sep 30. All day, every day. Closed. Work happening between Carson Rd and Almond Gardens Rd W.  Road Closure planned.; Highway 3 (23.1 km): Utility work. Starting Mon Aug 10 until Fri Sep 18. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control. Speed Limit restriction: 60 kmh. No work on Labour Day, September 4.; Highway 3B (56.5 km): Road construction. Starting Thu Jul 30. From 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT, weekdays. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control. Expect delays.; Highway 97 (58.0 km): Mowing. Starting Wed Sep 2 until Fri Sep 11. From 5:30 AM to 4:30 PM PDT, every day. Expect minor delays. Watch for crews and equipment.; Highway 3 (63.4 km): Ditch maintenance. Starting Tue Jul 21. All day, Wednesday to Friday. Single lane alternating traffic. Expect minor delays. Watch For Crews and Equipment,.; Highway 3B (75.4 km): Utility work. Starting Wed Aug 12 until Fri Oct 30. From 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT, weekdays. Right lane blocked. Shoulder closed. 50km/h construction speed zone in effect 24/7. Storm main being replaced in the ditch. Eastbound left turns will be restricted for Phase II of the project.; N Naramata Road (93.1 km): Road construction. Starting Tue Sep 8 until Wed Sep 30. All day, every day. Single lane alternating traffic. Expect minor delays.; Highway 97 (97.2 km): Construction work. Starting Tue Sep 8. From 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT, Tuesday to Saturday. Speed Limit restriction: 70 km/h. Gravel trucks hauling Tuesday to Friday 7:00AM to 5:00PM. Speed reduced to 50km/h during hauling operations. Watch for gravel trucks entering/exiting work zones and avoid following work vehicles into turning lanes..
- Community/institution pages: greenwood_museum: 200, greenwood_library: 200, greenwood_elementary: 200, sd51: 200. Greenwood Elementary/SD51/library/museum public text remains a community-story lead requiring named confirmation before feature coverage.
- eSCRIBE JSON endpoint status `error` with error `HTTPError: HTTP Error 500: Internal Server Error`; browser/HTML agenda checks were used for the Sept. 8 meeting details.
- RDKB public pages returned Cloudflare 403 to automated HTTP checks.
- Public/community checks: Facebook groups return login-wall style pages or limited public shells; Facebook material remains lead-only unless readable and independently confirmed.

## Editorial handling

- Published a dated Daily Watch brief because Sept. 8 public council agenda items are current and reader-useful: fire hall/Fire Master Plan, Heritage Society grant-in-aid, rural homeowner benefit, zoning final reading and in-camera land item.
- Safety lead was not escalated: no weather warning object, no DriveBC emergency alert, no Boundary EmergencyInfoBC item, and all under-100-km wildfire-map entries in the pull were Under Control.
- Kept fire-service personnel claims as unconfirmed until an official or named-source record is available.
- Treat the Heritage Society grant language as an agenda recommendation until minutes/video show the decision.
- Do not state that campfires are permitted inside Greenwood unless the City rescinds or updates its local notice.
- Do not list any person as an official 2026 candidate until an accepted nomination list, named statement or other verifiable candidate evidence exists.